Introverted Improvisers

Introducing the Underground Bunker series, an extremely simple premise which comes with some fun stakes that immediately strengthen character history and relationships. Try it yourself and see what it brings to your improv!

In this episode: Yoga Room, Zombie Dilemma, Kids at Play, A Re-Election

Cast: Paloma, Jess, Bela, Camila

Jess O'Neill and Sid improvise a scene after being gifted secret tokens to inform their characters. Listen to the end for the reveal.

*Of ImprovMKE, Casino Improv, and Queen City Comedy

Get character inspiration by holding a secret token in your pocket. Listen to Ann-Marie, Amalia, and Bela answer for their characters after being gifted a dead ladybug, a gold bar, and a crushed up fortune cookie. 

Scenepainting to Duo-logue to Scene with Margaret Stretch, the improviser of this week's Spotlight Series. 

This episode highlights improviser Margaret Stretch, who is also a Licensed Family Therapist. She speaks about improv as a therapeutic activity, holding boundaries as an improviser, and also, why a therapist would make a great improviser!

Check out her improv set here.

If she can convince you to come and play, contact us!

(0:00) Introducing Margaret

(1:34) Margaret's 5 Slashes

(2:48) Surprising adventures

(6:16) Margaret's path to becoming a therapist

(8:16) Margaret's reframe when plans went astray

(10:17) On "holding space" for others as a therapist

(10:58) Improv as therapeutic, but not therapy; boundaries

(15:35) Self-care

(16:46) Why a therapist would make a great improviser

(18:42) What improv teaches us: connection, social cues, letting go

Stoners reveal a channeling of Billy Shakespeare's rad new text.

With: Thompson, Camila, Jess O'Neill*, Bela

*of Casino Improv, Queen City Comedy, and Improv MKE

A donkey and his best butterfly friend search for beauty in Antarctica.

Featuring Paloma as Butterfly, with Camila, Bela, and Rasheed.

Title credit: Violet

For parents: one instance rude humor (vomit), tragic tale.

An exposé on exhibitionism nearly goes awry for BBC 19.

Featuring: Sid

With Amalia, Ann-Marie, Jessie, Karen, Camila

Monoscene: A scene in real time and in a single location with no edits.

Troupe: Tiger Time 

A deeply uncomfortable interview with the cast and crew of this summer's blockbuster, The Space Waffle, hosted by legendary talkshow host Hamish McDougall (of What's This Movie About?)

Featuring: Brendan Howseman

With: Bela, "Brad", Thompson, Camila

Sound

Intro Music by Kyrylo Zaplotynskyi, download "Inspiring Modern Classical Music" you can here:

Space scene music Music: Galaxy - SergePavkinMusic

Trailer Music: Evan King - [overwatch] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT1ZkP03V18LmOj8zbyP-Dw https://www.twitter.com/evankingaudio

Earth Day Scrub & Spa has three promising applicants...

(With a nod to D&D Characters)

Featuring: Brendan Howseman